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Unscored CVE-2017-14730 EUVD-2017-6227GHSA-v7gq-9pxc-6wm9

The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable dir…

Published Sep 25, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The init script in the Gentoo app-admin/logstash-bin package before 5.5.3 and 5.6.x before 5.6.1 has "chown -R" calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a $LS_USER account for creation of a hard link.

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